Support Undergraduate Student Life

Thank you for your interest in making a gift in support of undergraduate student life at Rice. Dean Gorman is in the process of finalizing the strategic plan for the division, and we will update this page with additional funding opportunities. A gift of any amount can greatly impact our students’ experience inside and outside of the classroom.

A gift to the Access, Opportunity & Inclusion Gift Fund will support discretionary funding requests distributed by the Dean of Undergraduates and his/her designee. These requests can include (but are not limited to) diversity and cultural programming, or financial support for low-resourced students (for example, internship related expenses, test preparation, travel to advanced degree interviews, textbooks, course fees, financial emergencies, commencement regalia, tickets to Rice events, medical co-pays).

If alumni and friends are looking for ways to support students who are facing financial challenges as a result of COVID-19, gifts to this fund will provide financial assistance for students who can’t go home or can’t get back to Rice; who have steep and immediate technology needs related to a remote learning format; and who need help with medical expenses, among other needs.

To support an area of interest not listed in the drop-down menu, such as to a specific endowment or a capital gift, please select “Other” and specify your intent. If you are interested in discussing how you can make a more significant impact on undergraduate student life at Rice, please contact Sara Rice Shafer at (713) 348-5848 or sarar@rice.edu.

Your official tax receipt will be sent automatically to the email address you provide.